apworld - p5ch3economics

Creation, expansion, and interaction of economic systems

Theme	How does this theme apply to your civilization?
Agricultural and pastoral production	Society depended on intensive agriculture. The Nile river (after flooding) left behind very fertile soil. Egypt and Nubia were called the "Gifts of the Nile" because of their prosperity.
Trade and Commerce	Pottery, honey, wine, fine linen, etc. were traded by Egypt. Gold, silver, linen textiles, leather goods, & dried foods (like lentils) were traded for cedar which was prized by pharaohs. The Nile helped the flow of trade ... it provided transportation!
Labor Systems	Peasants and slaves supplied Egypt with hard labor to make agricultural society possible. It took thousands of men years to do the paintings & artwork inside of the pyramids. It took thousands of men years to construct the pyramids, which were HUGE!
Industrialization	They built irrigation systems to provide their crops with a steady source of water from the Nile. They built amazing pyramids as massive, royal tombs (usually for pharaohs) which took years and a lot of skill!
Capitalism and socialism	Pharaohs were basically the kings of Egypt; they ruled over their regions. Pharaohs were said to be "gods in human form." Political and economic competitions caused many small-scale wars between the Nile kingdoms.